Music-rack.



, No. 838,825. v PATENTED DEG.18.190'6.

U. s. G. 'WALDRON.

MUSIC RACK. APILIOATION IIPBD JANEZG. 1906.

J WITNESSES.- z

A TTOR/VE VS UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE- ULYSSES S. G. WVALDRON, OFBUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA.

MUSIC-RACK.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ULYSSES S. G. WAL- DRON, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Butler, in the county of Butler and State ofPennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Music-Rack, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to adjustable musicracks, and has for its objectto improve the construction and increase the efliciency of devices ofthis character.

WVith this and other objects in view, which will appear as the nature ofthe invention is better understood, the invention consists in certainnovel features of construction, as hereinafter fully described andclaimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, andin which corresponding parts are denoted by like designating characters,is illustrated the preferred form of the embodiment of the inventioncapable of carrying the same into practical operation.

Figure 1 is a side view, partly in section, of the improved deviceapplied. Fig. 2 is a plan view, enlarged, in section on the line 2 2 ofFig. 1. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the standard detached.

The improved device may be attached to any desired size or form ofsupport, but is more particularly designed for use in connection withthe harp, and for the purpose of illustration is shown applied to thestandard or body member of a conventional form of harp.

The improved device comprises a standard 11, having an integral arm 12extending laterally therefrom and with transverse apertures through theends and metal bands 13 14 riveted or otherwise secured at one end insaid apertures, and after passing around the structure 10 the bands arepassed at 15 16 in the o posite direction through the apertures andbearing upon the riveted ends of the bands. The overlapping end portionsof the bands are provided with spaced apertures 31, and the standard 11is provided with setscrews 32 33, adapted to engage these apertures oneat a time, and thus provide for the adjustable coupling of the bands andstandard and its attachments to .the support 10.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 26, 1906. Serial No. 298,047.

Patented Dec. 18, 1906.

By this means the standard 11, with its arm 12, may be adjustedvertically and firmly clamped at any required point u on the support 10,and by reason of the yielding nature of the bands 13 14 they willreadily adapt themselves to the form or size of the support. The devicemay thus be readily changed from one supporting member to another andthe same device thus readily adapted to nu- 6o merous supporting membersof different forms and sizes.

A bar 18 is mounted to swing from the arm 12, the bar being forked atone end, as at 19 20, and embracing the arm by the forked portion andclamped in position by a bolt 21, operating through the forked portionsand also through the arm. By this means the bar is free to swing aboutthe bolt 21 as a center and may be pinched fast to the arm by operatingthe bolt to hold the bar from movement, and thus easily set the same atany required point of adjustment. At its free end the bar 18 is formedinto a semispherical cup 22, and bearing over this cup portion isasimilar semispherical cup 23, the latter having an arm 24 extendingradially therefrom and adapted to be clamped to the bar 18 by aclamp-screw 25. Fitting within the cup members 22 23 is a ball 26,having a rod or stem 27 extending therefrom through a relatively largecavity 28 in the upper cup member 23. A music-supporting rack 29 of anyrequired form is connected to the upper end of the stem 27. By thissimple 8 arrangement it will be obvious the rack 29 may be adjusted toany required extent by merely loosening the clamp-screw 25 and adjustingthe ball 26 within the cup members and then retightening the clamp-screwto 0 hold the stem and rack firmly in the adjusted position.

The parts of the device may be made of any suitable or desired metal andof any fanciful or ornamental design.

Having thus described the invention, what is'claimed is In a device ofthe class described, a standard having a laterally-extending arm andwith transverse apertures at the ends, spaced resilient bands connectedat one end to said standard and adapted to enclasp a supporting memberand With the free ends i In testimony that I claim the foregoing aspassed in the opposite direction through said my own I have heretoaflixed my signature in IQ apertures, set-screws in said standard andthe presence of two Witnesses.

bearing u on said bands in said apertures, a

bar swin iiig from said arm, means for clamp- ULYSSES WVALDRON ing saidhar to said arm, a rack member, and Witnesses:

means for adjustably connecting said rack ALEX MITCHELL,

to the free end of said bar. 1 ANDREW G. WILLIAMS.

